Bracketbreaker Challenge: Arizona

 
It's hard to remember the last time Arizona was a bubble team. The struggles that the Arizona Wildcats have faced this year have landed them as a 10 seed in the West bracket. With first year coach Kevin O'neill at the helm and injuries to Nic Wise, Jerryd Bayless, and Brett Breilmaier the Wildcats have faced a lot of adversity this season. However, they should be all set to go wti the start of the tournament, and they are my pick to make it to the Sweet 16 and even further. Arizona has played the hardest schedule this season, so they are ready for any team's abilities. They've beated 6 teams who are in the tournament right now, and if everyone is playing well they can beat most teams in the country. Their first round game is against a West Virginia team who i personally believe is very overrated. The Mountaineers spent the conference schedule beating, and in some cases barely beating, the bottom teams in the Big East like St. Johns and Rutgers while losing to the top teams in the conference. Arizona ... [link]

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